BitMEX uncovers holes in Lazarus Group's operational security

BitMEX uncovers holes in Lazarus Group's operational security

The analysis by the BitMEX security researchers revealed amateur-level operational security lapses in the Lazarus Group’s hacker network. The BitMEX crypto exchange’s security team discovered gaps in the operational security of the Lazarus Group, a North Korean (DPRK) government-sponsored cybercrime network, following a counter-operations probe into the organization, which exposed IP addresses, a database, and…

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US Treasury wants to cut off Huione over ties to crypto crime

US Treasury wants to cut off Huione over ties to crypto crime

The US Treasury has proposed cutting the Huione Group’s access to the US banking system, accusing it of being involved in laundering crypto. The US Treasury Department wants to block the Cambodia-based Huione Group from accessing the US banking system, accusing it of helping North Korea’s state-backed Lazarus Group to launder its crypto. The Treasury’s…

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#US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat

#US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat

The U.S. issued an intense warning to North Korea over nuclear threats Friday.  In a statement on the second U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) coming together in Washington, D.C., Friday, the White House warned that “[a]ny nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will…

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